Pipe lifter and aligner



Dec. 1934- J. E. CROCKETT 1,985,152

PIPE LIFTER AND ALIGNER Filed April 24, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l Ja'elZ. Crack-eh;

INVENTOR ATTO RNEY Dec. 18, 1934. J E. CROCKETT 1,985,152

I PIPE LIFTER AND ALIGNER Filed April 24, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 18, 1934 V I 51 J jrirn'nrT nANnAiQrGNEa; it j Jesse E.'Crockett, Minden, La. h I:

.f i j Application, April '24, 1934,, scarlet. 1722,2112

' .7 Claimsc1. zs'4- 131'i 'Ihe invention relates-to a pipe handling tool Figure 2'is a top plan viewi Y I or;device and more especially to a pipe'lifter and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the tool showaligners I v ing the pipe endsby -dotted lin" s in'the position The primary ,object of theinvention is the shown in Figures 1 and i '5 provision of atool or device of this character, Figure! is a" sectional view on-the line 4 4 wherein the ends adjacent each other of pipe of Figure 1 looking i'n' the direction of the-arrows. sections can be brought into true alignmentwith Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line- 5-5 each other, sothatsuch ends can be conveniently of Figure 1 "looking in'the direction of the arrows. connected, and the tool for device will sustain Figure 6" is a view similar to Figure' l showing I suclr'align'ment for the connection of the ends a modified form c-1 tool or device. f I -10 without interference in the making of such 'con- I Figure 7 i'satop plan view. a nection. Figure 8 is a sectional view'on the line &'8 of Another object of the invention is the provision Figure 7'. ofa tool 'or device of "this character, wherein "Similar reference" characters; indicate correthe enclsiof pipe sections can be supported, aligned spondin'g parts" throughout *the several views in 15 and heldin such alignmentgso that the sections the drawings. of the pipe may be connected together with dis- Referring'to the drawings in-detail', palrticularly patch and without the inconvenience of dis- Figures 1 to 5 inclusive; A- and B designate'genalignment and avoiding thenecessity of manually erally portions of adjacent pipe sections {and :0 holdingsuch pipesections forthis purpose, these are operated upon for the alignment of said :3

A further robjec't of the invention is the prosections by the tool 'or device constituting the ,vision ofa tool or. device. of this character, present invention and hereinafterfully described. wherein the same'fr'zan be readily} engaged with I The toolor-device comprises a pair of reversely anddi sengag'ed from the pipe sections with which arched upper and lower saddles 10 and 11", re-

it isto be employedandisfso arranged and conspectively, these beingjoined at one" side in the 2 structed as to permit manipulation in: supporting required spaced relation to each other threugh and shifting the endsfof'the pipe sections conan outwardly bowed connecting portion- 12, so nectedto'apipe line, sothatthe connections can that the saddles will be in longitudinal alignbe conveniently made true alignment 'had ment with each otherand the saddle 10 disposed through thepipeilinethe tool or device being of in bridging relation toone pipe section A and {no novel constructionandrequiring minimum exerthe other saddle ll' underlying and-straddling tion on the part ofthc' user for the purposes the other pipesectionB. These saddles 10 and pecified ll havfltted thereinadjustable retention or A still further object of the invention is the binding' sc'rew's' '13," each formed with a winged "3 5 provision of' a tool or' device of this character, head 14 and said screws being adapted to retain wherein the same can be used on various sizes the pipe sections within the saddles 10 and 11,

, of pipe sections and may be applied and removed as will be clearly apparent.

with dispatch, the tool or device being simple in Formed medially of the saddle 10 is a lever 15 construction, readily and easily operated, strong, having at its free end a cross handle 16, while 40 durable, and inexpensive to manufacture. inwardly with respect to this handle and loosely 40 With these and other objects in view, the inconnected by the eye 17 with the lever is a latchvention consists in the features of construction, ing hook 18 adapted to engage with the pipe seccombination and arrangement of parts as will tion, for example, the section A, so as to hold be hereinafter more fully described in detail, ilthis section aligned with the section B and their lustrated in the accompanying drawings, which ends v next to each other in contacting relation 45 disclose the preferred embodiment of the inven- -or abutment. The lever 15, to bring the pipe tion, and pointed out in the claims hereunto sections A and B into alignment, is swung from appended. the position shown by dotted lines in- Figure 1 In the accompanying drawings: after sidewise engagement of the saddles 10 and 11 Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of over and under the pipe sections to the full line 50 pipe ends showing the tool or device constructed position shown in said figure of the drawings, in accordance with the invention applied thereto, the saddle 10 being fulcrumed on the pipe secthe said tool or device being shown by full lines tion A under movement of thelever and therein position for the alignment of the pipe ends after the hook 18 is latched with the pipe secand by dotted lines the initial applied position. tion A and thus the tool or device will sustain c the adjacent ends of the pipe sections A and B in alignment with each other, whereby these ends can be coupled or connected in a convenient manner and with dipatch. The connecting portion 12 between the saddles and 11 allows for the locating of the ends next to each other of the pipe sections between the said saddles 10 and 11, as is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. v

It should be apparent that by reason of the size and the formation of the saddles 10 and 11, these will accommodate pipes of different cross-sectional sizes and the said pipe sections willbe retained in the saddles by the screws 13. The

lever 15 is manually swung by. the cross handleend 16. In Figures 6 to 8 inclusive of the drawings there is shown a slight modification or" toolor device, wherein the saddle 19 has, through the connecting extension 20, the saddle 21, swingingly supported. This saddle 21 is formed with the pintle eye 22 at one end, the same being journaled upon the journal end 23 of the extension 20, thus it being seen that the said saddle 21 can be-swung with relation to the saddle 19. These saddles 19 and 21 are spaced from each other. v

The saddle 19 also has formed therewith a latching extension '24 cooperating with akeeper lug 25 on the saddle 21 at the other end of the latter. On the application of the tool or device to the pipe sections,the swingingsaddle 21 will have the keeper lug 25 engaged over the latching extension 24 and in thisfashion' the said saddle 21 will be maintained against movement.

Both saddles 19 and 21 have fitted therein adjustable retaining or binding screws 26, these being alike to the screws: 13 for engaging the pipe sections to retain the same within the saddles.

I It will be apparent that by reason of the swing:- ing arrangement of I the saddles 2'1 the .tool or device can be more readily appliedto the pipe sections with dispatch and this modified form of tool is operated alike to the previously described tool or device for the lifting and aligning of one pipe section with respect to the other.

What is claimed is:

1. A tool of the kind described comprising a pair of reversely arched saddles connected in spaced relation to each other, and a lever on one of the saddles for the rocking ofsaid saddles when engaged over and 'under'adjacent pipe sections to bring the pipe section ends aligned with each other. i I

2. A tool of the kind described comprising a pair of reversely arched saddles connected in spaced relation to each other, and a lever on one of the saddles for the rocking of said saddles when engaged over and under adjacent pipe sections to bring the pipe section ends aligned with each other, one of the saddles being swingingly supported with respect to the other saddle.

3. A tool of the kind described comprising a pair of reverselyiarched saddles connected in spaced relation to each other, a lever on one of the saddles for the rocking of said saddles when a'engaged over and under adjacent pipe sections to bring the pipe section ends aligned with each other, and retaining screws fitted in said saddles. l 4. A-tool of the kind describedcomprising a pairof reversely arched saddles connected in spaced relation to each other, a lever on one of thesaddles for the rocking of said saddles when engaged over and under adjacent pipe sections to bringfthepipe section ends aligned with each other, retaining screws 'fitted in said saddles,

and a latching hook on said lever for engaging with a pipe section for sustaining the pipe section ends when aligned with each other on the operation of said tool. 5 .';A tool of the kind described comprising a pair of vreversely arched saddles connected in spaced relation to each other, a lever on one of of the members for the rocking of said members when engaged over and. under the adjacent pipe sections to bring their ends'next to each other into alignment one with the other.

[7. A tool of the kind described comprising rev'ersely arranged spaced seating members for engagement over and under adjacent pipe sections to align the'ends of said pipe sections with each other, and means, for imparting movement to said members for the alignment ofthe pipe section ends one with the other.

a 7 JESSE. E. CROCKETT. 

